• Australian beauty brand Hissyfit signed Oprah's makeup artist Reggie Wells as its new international creative director. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]

NAILS
• The Japan Swimming Federation ruled that swimmers may face lifetime bans from the sport if they decorate their fingernails or wear bright polish, dye their hair, or wear earrings. [StyleList]

• Guard against the flu at the nail salon by dabbing Purell on your hands before you start, and ask your manicurist to do it, too. Because no one can see your pretty manicure if you're sick in bed. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]